On Monday, September 15, it marked two years since Inese Lībiņa-Egnere was appointed Minister of Justice in Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s government. During this time, under the Minister of Justice’s…
Today, 9 September, the Cabinet of Ministers approved Latvia’s accession to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer (hereinafter – the Convention), which…
On Wednesday, 27 August, Latvian Minister of Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere met in Tartu with Estonian Minister of Justice and Digital Technologies Liisa-Ly Pakosta. During the meeting, the ministers…
On Wednesday, 23 July, in Copenhagen, Minister of Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere took part in the informal meeting of the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council. During the meeting, EU justice…
Experts from the OECD Working Group on Bribery visited Latvia to conduct an on-site assessment of how Latvia implements the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Such visits are held on a regular basis and…
On Tuesday, 27 January, the Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments drafted by the Ministry of Justice providing for significant improvements to the state-funded legal aid system. Under the new…
Minister of Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere has instructed the Ministry of Justice to improve the liability framework in the field of animal welfare protection. The aim is to strengthen animal welfare…
From 29 September to 3 October, the Ministry of Justice of Latvia hosted a study visit for representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan, Institute for analysis and regulatory impact…
On Monday, 7 July, a high-level ministerial discussion for policymakers from around the world took place in Geneva, Switzerland, organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). At…
The European Commission’s 2025 EU Justice Scoreboard finds that, thanks to ongoing reforms led by the Ministry of Justice and the introduction of digital solutions in the court system, Latvia ranks…
